Lincoln Lincoln

Lyrics

Lincoln, Lincoln
I've been thinkin'
What on Earth
Have you been drinkin'?
Tastes like whiskey,
Smells like wine,
Oh my gosh,
It's turpentine!

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Information About Lincoln Lincoln

This is a "jump rope" song. Kids would jump over rope in the playground to this song.

A BuSongs fan named James wrote us an email to provide this historical note about the song: I first heard this jump rope rhyme in central Wisconsin around 1950, with "Hitler" substituted for "Lincoln". I don't know how widespread this usage was during and after WWII. One other memory of this rhyme: it was followed by the question "How many minutes will he live?', then a count of how many times the jumper could skip without missing. Very interesting James - thanks for writing in and sharing this with us!

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DelMarVa, DelMarVa

27 April 2015 at 7:40pm

1937 on the DelMarVA
Lincoln Lincoln crabcakes stinkin'
mussels oysters dandelion
father went out on the bugeye
mother in the laundry line

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marcomoriarty, United Kingdom

3 April 2015 at 12:24pm

Interesting stuff from my trans-Atlantic brothers and sisters - particularly the differences according to regionality. I just like the song. But here's a rhyme/tongue-twister from jolly ol' England:
I'm not a pheasant-plucker, but a pheasant-plucker's son and I'll be pluckin' pheasants till the pheasant-plucker comes.

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Dez, United States

6 March 2015 at 10:04pm

I was
Lincoln Lincoln I've been thinking
What the hell have you been drinking
Smells like whiskey tastes like wine
Put that down it's smoking time

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Jenine, United States

31 January 2015 at 12:29am

Told ya it was a song Jessy Elkins!

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Rude jerk, United States

30 October 2014 at 6:07pm

Shut up Zorya. What the HELL have you been drinking?

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Zorya, United States

29 September 2014 at 11:25pm

Okay first of all you guys need to stop saying "What the hell have you been drinking" This is a kids song not something for rude jerks. It goes like:
Lincoln Lincoln what on earth have you been drinking? Is it Water is it wine? Oh my gosh its turpentine.
Please be approiprate guys kids go on this site to sing jump rope songs and hand clap games.

Chris, United States

Karen, United States

21 April 2014 at 5:52pm

I'm pretty old, but when I lived in New Jersey or Philadelphia around 1965, it was:
Lincoln Lincoln I've been thinkin' What a great world this would be, If the girls were all transported
And the boys were sent to sea

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Herman_Wouk, Oregon

4 April 2014 at 10:58pm

There's a good book of "kids" rhymes called: "Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts"